By plucking her petals you do not gather the beauty of the flower.

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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

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I slept and dreamt that life was a joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was a joy.

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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.

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The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself.

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Love is an endless mystery because there is no reasonable cause that could explain it.

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Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.

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When we accept any discipline for ourselves, we try to avoid everything except that which is necessary for our purpose; it is this purposefulness, which belongs to the adult mind, that we force upon school children. We say, “Never keep your mind alert.

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Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young.

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We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us. ― Rabindranath Tagore

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